December 3, 2024

VIDEO: GGC – 53 – Boondocking with the Zodi Portable Hot Shower


As a follow up to our “Where Do We Shower” episode, today we’ll show off our Zodi Portable Hot Shower that we use while boondocking / dry camping in the wilderness. But first, we have to set up camp!

Zodi Hot Shower: http://zodi.com/hot-showers/hot-tap-with-case
We purchased ours at Mountain Equipment Co-op: http://www.mec.ca/product/5028-597/zodi-hot-tap-shower

28 thoughts on “VIDEO: GGC – 53 – Boondocking with the Zodi Portable Hot Shower

  1. After reading other posts, why not try the hot tub tarp method, but see if you can modify a coil of copper and the pump method that self-propels a "pop-pop boat" you can watch on YouTube with no electricity.

  2. Lived in Spain back in the 90's and they didn't use hot water heaters. Their sinks and showers used a propane set-up. Good to see that someone made a portable version for camping or van life.The doggy bath was a nice solution for indoor use. 😉

  3. Warning!… never run the heater without water flow. Rule is: water on and flowing. then turn on heater then turn off heater and run to cool the coil and then turn off water flow. If you run the heater without water you will damage the heater coil and cause a leak and need to replace the heater unit. The Heater coil is not intended to be replaced by consumer. This unit can get very hot so it is best to cycle the water to temperature and then shower without the heater. Do preheat the water outdoors if intending to shower in an enclosed space, never run the heater indoors. Enjoy and be safe.

  4. That’s a whole lot of water when you’re Boondocking compared to the recycling set up I just watched in another video that gives you a shower with 64 ounces. Yes half a gallon of water. And all those parts only cost about $100. Now if you want heat yes that would be extra. But that shower system recycles the water through a filter and allows you to really conserve the water you have when you’re Boondocking or even if you’re on a very low water supply somewhere in the house. This is nice but you’re throwing this water away with this system instead of capturing it reusing it while you shower and then re-capturing it again as gray water for some other future use.

    If you want to know more about that one then you need to message me or find my channel and I think there’s an email or my Instagram and you can find me there. I did not create this other system I just think it’s better.

  5. OK I love the dog bath item and I am intrigued a little bit by this system and then combining it with a good filter like in the other Boondocking video this could be another kind of system available to use. But you don’t need to use so damn much water in my opinion. That’s why you want to filter that way you can recycle it and have a shower that can last for like an hour with a very minimal amount of water.

  6. That collapsible bucket for shower is such a great idea. Combine that with a shower curtain on a circular rail and you’ve got an indoor shower. Brilliant. No need to have a separate bathroom which takes space.

  7. How is your Zodi holding up? I purchased this exact same unit several years ago and the biggest problem I had was the pump unit failing due to water corrosion to the motor. After going through two failed pumps I finally just hooked the inlet line up to a 3.5 gallon pump up garden spray tank. The propane heating unit has worked just fine. I usually pre heat some water on my camp stove to add to the cold spray tank water. After being run through the heater coils it comes out nice and hot.

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